All Urban transport vehicles articles – Page 22
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NewsFirst Newag Impuls II completed
POLAND: The first next-generation Impuls electric multiple-unit was unveiled at Newag’s factory in Nowy Sącz on June 18. The first customer for the Impuls II is Łódź suburban operator Łódzka Kolej Aglomeracyjna, which has ordered 14 three-car EMUs under a 236·8m złoty contract signed in February 2017. Newag will ...
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NewsPragoimex signs Samarkand tram agreement
UZBEKISTAN: Czech tram builder Pragoimex and the Samarkand tram operator signed a co-operation agreement on June 18 that includes the purchase of 42 trams. Pragoimex is to supply VarioLF single-section vehicles at a cost of around US$42m. These would be used on to two routes that the city is ...
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NewsŠkoda to supply Warszawa metro trains
POLAND: Metro Warszawskie selected Škoda to supply up to 45 trains for both metro lines on June 20. The consortium led by Škoda Transportation and including Škoda Vagonka beat bids from Stadler, CAF, Alstom and a Siemens-Newag consortium. The first six-car walkthrough trainset is to be delivered within 20 ...
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NewsŠkoda to supply up to 114 trams to Rhein-Neckar
GERMANY: Rhein-Neckar transport authority RNV has selected Škoda Transportation to supply up to 114 trams, the manufacturer announced on June 20. The €250m base order covers 80 trams of three lengths, and there are options for 34 additional vehicles. The first tram is due to enter service on the ...
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NewsNew-generation London Overground train unveiled
UK: Transport for London unveiled the first new-generation London Overground electric multiple-unit at Willesden depot on June 20. Bombardier Transportation is supplying 54 Class 710 trains under a contract awarded in mid-2015. The base order covers 45 four-car trainsets, with options for 96 more. CAF, Hitachi and Siemens had ...
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NewsSiemens and Bozankaya roll out Bangkok Skytrain vehicle
THAILAND: The first train that Siemens and Bozankaya are supplying for Bangkok’s Skytrain elevated metro was rolled out at Bozankaya’s Ankara factory on June 19. The train is due to leave the Turkish port of Borusan at the end of June and arrive at the Thai port of Laem Chabang ...
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NewsAlstom wins Frankfurt am Main tram contract
GERMANY: Frankfurt am Main transport operator VGF has signed a €100m contract with Alstom for the supply of 38 trams. The contract announced on June 19 includes options for 15 more vehicles. The 100% low-floor three-section Citadis trams will be 31·5 m long with capacity for 197 passengers. The ...
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NewsUrsus Bus to supply battery trolleybuses to Lublin
POLAND: MPK Lublin has selected Ursus Bus to supply 10 battery trolleybuses. Solaris had also bid. Deliveries under the 23·4m złoty contract are due to be completed by September 2019. The fully low-floor 12 m long vehicles will be equipped with 150 kW traction motors and lithium-ion traction batteries ...
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NewsStadler to supply tram-trains to Lugano
SWITZERLAND: Stadler is to supply nine tram-trains to Ferrovie Luganesi for operation on a network being developed to serve Lugano. Deliveries under the SFr47m contract are due in 2020. The vehicles will initially operate on the existing metre gauge Line S60, which links Lugano with Ponte Tresa. The Stadler ...
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NewsSiemens to supply London Underground deep tube fleet
UK: Transport for London has selected Siemens Mobility to supply 94 metro trainsets for London Underground’s Piccadilly Line, it announced on June 15. The £1·5bn contract is due to be signed following a 10-day standstill period. Deliveries are scheduled to begin in 2023 from a factory that Siemens will ...
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NewsHelsinki orders more Transtech trams
FINLAND: Helsinki transport operator HKL has ordered a further 10 ForCity Smart Artic trams from Škoda Transportation subsidiary Transtech. The contract announced on June 14 is worth €30m. HKL ordered 40 trams from Transtech under a framework contract in 2010 that includes options for 90 more. In December 2016 ...
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Metro Report InternationalElectric buses on Chicago’s Route 66
USA: Chicago Transit Board awarded Proterra a $32m contract on June 13 for the supply of 20 electric buses. Due to arrive in 2018-20, the buses will be used on routes 66 and 124. The order follows CTA’s testing of two electric buses since 2014. The contract includes ...
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Metro Report InternationalElectric buses ordered for Christchurch
NEW ZEALAND: Christchurch bus operator Red Bus has ordered three Enviro200EV battery buses from a joint venture of Alexander Dennis and battery supplier BYD. The 12 m long buses will have a capacity of 60 passengers and will be air-conditioned. Due to be delivered in March, the vehicles ...
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NewsCAF to supply 87 trams to Oslo
NORWAY: Oslo public transport operator Sporveien has selected CAF to supply 87 trams, it announced on June 11. The €200m contract includes options for 60 more vehicles. CAF is to supply 100% low-floor Urbos 100 trams similar to those that it has supplied to Nantes in France. Designated SL18 ...
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NewsSolaris signs Milano trolleybus contract
ITALY: Milano public transport operator ATM has signed a €61·5m framework contract with Solaris for the supply of up to 80 trolleybuses. An initial batch of 30 articulated Trollino 18 vehicles from the base order are due to be delivered in mid-2019. Each vehicle will be fitted with two ...
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NewsBelkommunmash signs Minsk battery bus contract
BELARUS: Belkommunmash has signed a contract to supply 60 battery electric buses to Minsk. Deliveries are due to be completed by the end of April 2019, with the first 17 to arrive by the end of 2018. BKM will supply 28 articulated Vitovt Max Electro buses, also designated E433. ...
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NewsFreiburg orders more CAF trams
GERMANY: Freiburg public transport operator VAG signed a contract with CAF on June 6 for the supply of five Urbos 100 trams to operate on they city’s metre-gauge network. Deliveries are due to be completed by mid-2020. The trams are intended to replace the remaining five high-floor GT8K vehicles. ...
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NewsCAF to supply more trams to Luxembourg
LUXEMBOURG: Project promoter Luxtram has selected CAF to supply 12 trams for the next phase of the Luxembourg City tram line. The contract for Urbos 3 trams is worth €40m. CAF supplied the initial fleet of 21 trams under a contract signed in 2015. These have been in revenue ...
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NewsLund tram supplier selected
SWEDEN: Regional transport authority Skånetrafiken has selected CAF to supply seven trams to operate on the tram line that is under construction in Lund. The contract for the five-section Urbos trams includes options for more vehicles. CAF will provide 10 years of maintenance for the 32 m long vehicles. ...
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Metro Report InternationalSouth Wales Metro plans announced
UK: Electrification of commuter routes radiating from Cardiff, new rolling stock fleets to operate them and new stations are envisaged under the 15-year Operations & Development Partner contract awarded by the Welsh government to KeolisAmey on June 4. The contract to operate passenger services throughout Wales runs until October ...